What color is #5D576A?

#5D576A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D576A?

The RGB value is 93, 87, 106: 93 red, 87 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D576A?

The complementary color is #646A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D576A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D576A color

#5D576A rgb(93, 87, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D576A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 34.1% green and 41.6% blue (93, 87, 106).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 10% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#5D576A color codes

HEX	`#5D576A`
RGB	`rgb(93, 87, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 34.1%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 10%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 18%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 18%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.17, 6.6, -10)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.17, 11.98, 303.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.523, 10.184, 15.044)`
Decimal	`6117226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D576A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5D576A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D576A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5D576A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d576a; }
.text { color: #5d576a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d576a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 87 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d576a, #66576a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5D576A?: #5D576A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D576A?: The RGB value is 93, 87, 106: 93 red, 87 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D576A?: The complementary color is #646A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D576A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.